Tank system for motor vehicle i.e. hybrid vehicle, has control device controlling shut-off and ventilation valves and regeneration valve such that pressure in tank and loading levels of reservoirs lie below predetermined threshold value

• Main Authors: WALTER, ROLF-DIETER, BOHL, MATTHIAS, KASTNER, JOHANNES, DEIBELE, BERNHARD, LEUCHTENBERG, STEFAN, EDIGER, BERTOLD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 10.02.2011
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL, WITH COMBUSTIBLEMIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

The system has three tank ventilation pipes (30-34) and a tank (10) i.e. plastic tank, that accommodates fuel (12) e.g. petrol and diesel, for an internal-combustion engine (28). A tank shut-off valve (38) is arranged in the second ventilation pipe at a reservoir (36), and another tank shut-off valv...